Charlie James Gallery 

Curated by Los Angeles-based artist Kristopher Raos

There is No Outside

JUNE 4 - JULY 9, 2022

Gozie Ojini, Jackie Castillo,

Lenard Smith, Pablo Estrada,

Sarita Schreiber, and Seth Kaufman.

 There is No Outside is a group exhibition of works by 6 artists working and living in Los Angeles that responds to the space between entering the "domestic" living space and the front sidewalk, with depictions of forced cultural references that reveal artifacts left scattered and not in use or functional.

There is No Outside borrows its title from Jackie Castillo's site-specific installation piece. The installation sets the tone for the works and artists that would follow. The exhibition will employ a broad range of approaches to photography and 3-dimensional works, that will be wall-based, divide/cut through the space, and sculptures that both pulls you to the floor from either direction to demand the viewer's attention and others that sit timidly but alert.

Curator Bio
Kristopher Raos (b. 1987, Bakersfield, CA) is a self-taught painter living and working in Los Angeles, CA. He illustrates his interest in Humor, precise (DIY) techniques, and attention to craft through an expansive range of visual languages - large and small scale paintings, sculpture, and drawings. He has had solo exhibitions at As-is Gallery and MaRs Gallery and has exhibited in group exhibitions at Torrance Art Museum, Peripheral Space,  RDFA, and Keystone Art Space.